Advisory Board

Elected by members, the IRP Advisory Board is charged with promoting a diverse, dynamic, high-quality academic community for post-career peer learning at The New School. The board and the director work together to advance the IRP’s goals by

Setting standards meant to ensure a broad curriculum that attracts and intellectually challenges the membership

Fostering opportunities for academic and administrative participation, leadership, and social interaction

Eliciting and responding to members' views through regular communication with the membership and committees

Setting standards that promote the recruitment and selection of a qualified membership interested in serious peer learning

Serving as a model for successful peer learning for other institutions

Fundraising to support IRP activities and preparing, reviewing and approving budget revenue and expense forecasts for annual IRP funds